Population in New Zealand compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

New Zealand and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Russia	New Zealand	Russia
1960	2,371,800	119,897,000	-	-
1961	2,419,700	121,236,000	2.02%	1.12%
1962	2,482,000	122,591,000	2.57%	1.12%
1963	2,531,800	123,960,000	2.01%	1.12%
1964	2,585,400	125,345,000	2.12%	1.12%
1965	2,628,400	126,745,000	1.66%	1.12%
1966	2,675,900	127,468,000	1.81%	0.57%
1967	2,724,100	128,196,000	1.8%	0.57%
1968	2,748,100	128,928,000	0.88%	0.57%
1969	2,772,800	129,664,000	0.9%	0.57%
1970	2,810,700	130,404,000	1.37%	0.57%
1971	2,853,000	131,155,000	1.5%	0.58%
1972	2,903,900	131,909,000	1.78%	0.57%
1973	2,961,300	132,669,000	1.98%	0.58%
1974	3,023,700	133,432,000	2.11%	0.58%
1975	3,083,100	134,200,000	1.96%	0.58%
1976	3,110,500	135,147,000	0.89%	0.71%
1977	3,120,200	136,100,000	0.31%	0.71%
1978	3,121,200	137,060,000	0.03%	0.71%
1979	3,109,000	138,027,000	-0.39%	0.71%
1980	3,112,900	139,010,000	0.13%	0.71%
1981	3,124,900	139,941,000	0.39%	0.67%
1982	3,156,100	140,823,000	1%	0.63%
1983	3,199,300	141,668,000	1.37%	0.6%
1984	3,227,100	142,745,000	0.87%	0.76%
1985	3,247,100	143,858,000	0.62%	0.78%
1986	3,246,300	144,894,000	-0.02%	0.72%
1987	3,274,400	145,908,000	0.87%	0.7%
1988	3,283,400	146,857,000	0.27%	0.65%
1989	3,299,200	147,721,000	0.48%	0.59%
1990	3,329,800	147,969,406	0.93%	0.17%
1991	3,495,100	148,394,216	4.96%	0.29%
1992	3,531,700	148,538,197	1.05%	0.1%
1993	3,572,200	148,458,777	1.15%	-0.05%
1994	3,620,000	148,407,912	1.34%	-0.03%
1995	3,673,400	148,375,787	1.48%	-0.02%
1996	3,732,000	148,160,129	1.6%	-0.15%
1997	3,781,300	147,915,361	1.32%	-0.17%
1998	3,815,000	147,670,784	0.89%	-0.17%
1999	3,835,100	147,214,776	0.53%	-0.31%
2000	3,857,700	146,596,869	0.59%	-0.42%
2001	3,880,500	145,976,482	0.59%	-0.42%
2002	3,948,500	145,306,497	1.75%	-0.46%
2003	4,027,200	144,648,618	1.99%	-0.45%
2004	4,087,500	144,067,316	1.5%	-0.4%
2005	4,133,900	143,518,814	1.14%	-0.38%
2006	4,184,600	143,049,637	1.23%	-0.33%
2007	4,223,800	142,805,114	0.94%	-0.17%
2008	4,259,800	142,742,366	0.85%	-0.04%
2009	4,302,600	142,785,348	1%	0.03%
2010	4,350,700	142,849,468	1.12%	0.04%
2011	4,384,000	143,018,195	0.77%	0.12%
2012	4,408,100	143,378,447	0.55%	0.25%
2013	4,442,100	143,805,638	0.77%	0.3%
2014	4,516,500	144,237,223	1.67%	0.3%
2015	4,609,400	144,640,716	2.06%	0.28%
2016	4,714,100	145,015,460	2.27%	0.26%
2017	4,813,600	145,293,260	2.11%	0.19%
2018	4,900,600	145,398,106	1.81%	0.07%
2019	4,970,300	145,453,291	1.42%	0.04%
2020	5,072,400	145,245,148	2.05%	-0.14%
2021	5,084,600	144,746,762	0.24%	-0.34%
2022	5,081,700	144,236,933	-0.06%	-0.35%
2023	5,200,000	143,826,130	2.33%	-0.28%
2024	5,287,500	143,533,851	1.68%	-0.2%
2025	5,325,989	142,718,132	0.73%	-0.57%
2026	5,362,071	142,120,553	0.68%	-0.42%
2027	5,395,933	141,773,330	0.63%	-0.24%
2028	5,427,327	141,402,326	0.58%	-0.26%
2029	5,456,502	141,021,009	0.54%	-0.27%
2030	5,483,630	140,628,883	0.5%	-0.28%
2031	5,509,118	140,218,596	0.46%	-0.29%
2032	5,533,087	139,807,207	0.44%	-0.29%
2033	5,555,912	139,414,947	0.41%	-0.28%
2034	5,577,658	139,034,543	0.39%	-0.27%
2035	5,598,481	138,666,694	0.37%	-0.26%
2036	5,618,949	138,311,757	0.37%	-0.26%
2037	5,638,796	137,968,177	0.35%	-0.25%
2038	5,658,606	137,643,032	0.35%	-0.24%
2039	5,677,983	137,336,299	0.34%	-0.22%
2040	5,696,537	137,053,347	0.33%	-0.21%
2041	5,715,286	136,795,588	0.33%	-0.19%
2042	5,733,881	136,558,692	0.33%	-0.17%
2043	5,750,997	136,335,849	0.3%	-0.16%
2044	5,766,545	136,124,845	0.27%	-0.15%
2045	5,780,970	135,933,758	0.25%	-0.14%
2046	5,794,046	135,756,848	0.23%	-0.13%
2047	5,805,663	135,574,181	0.2%	-0.13%
2048	5,816,692	135,372,557	0.19%	-0.15%
2049	5,826,512	135,156,911	0.17%	-0.16%
2050	5,836,471	134,923,391	0.17%	-0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 648,341 (a 13.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -2,894,907 (a 2% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people with a rank change from 125th to 122nd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.